HMS Reynard (1821)
# HMS Reynard (1821)

HMS Reynard was a 10-gun Cherokee-class brig-sloop built for the Royal Navy during the 1820s. She was sold in 1838.

## Description

Reynard had a length at the gundeck of 90 feet 2 inches (27.5 m) and 73 feet 9 inches (22.5 m) at the keel. She had a beam of 24 feet 9 inches (7.5 m), a draught of about 9 feet 4 inches (2.8 m) and a depth of hold of 11 feet (3.4 m). The ship's tonnage was 237 7/94 tons burthen. The Cherokee class was armed with two 6-pounder cannon and eight 18-pounder carronades. The ships had a crew of 52 officers and ratings.

## Construction and career

Reynard, the fourth ship of her name to serve in the Royal Navy, was ordered on 2 November 1818, laid down in May 1820 at Pembroke Dockyard, Wales, and launched on 26 October 1820. She was completed for sea in September 1823 at Plymouth Dockyard.

